Conversion formula

The conversion factor from millimeters to meters is 0.001, which means that 1 millimeter is equal to 0.001 meters:

1 mm = 0.001 m

To convert 518 millimeters into meters we have to multiply 518 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from millimeters to meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mm → 0.001 m

518 mm → L_(m)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in meters:

L_(m) = 518 mm × 0.001 m

L_(m) = 0.518 m

The final result is:

518 mm → 0.518 m

We conclude that 518 millimeters is equivalent to 0.518 meters:

518 millimeters = 0.518 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 1.9305019305019 × 518 millimeters.

Another way is saying that 518 millimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 1.9305019305019 meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred eighteen millimeters is approximately zero point five one eight meters:

518 mm ≅ 0.518 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately one point nine three one times five hundred eighteen millimeters.

Conversion table

millimeters to meters chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from millimeters to meters